Mark Your Calendar: South Carolina’s Tax-Free Shopping Weekend

ATTENTION: It’s time to mark your calendars for South Carolina’s tax-free shopping weekend which runs from August 4 to August 6.

If you’re getting ready for back to school shopping, the tax-free weekend is the time to hit all the stores! The state Department of Revenue announced that this tax-free weekend would also include approved school supply items, which means that you can save on local taxes and the state’s 6% sales tax.

Over the last several years, the state calculates that shoppers have saved between $2 million to $3 million during tax-free weekend.

Here’s just a short list of back to school items that you can save money on: